I'm interested in knowing as well. That sounds like a great deal and should only get better in the next month or so.

 

Everyone knows that the whole car buying process is a game... it's how well you play the game that will get you the best deal. The $4000 price difference between the invoice and msrp on the is = room for negotiation, no matter what the dealer tells you.

 

Indeed. A game that is not over until an order is placed...when do you take delivery?

 

For a 350 with Nav (no Levinson), Sport Package, and Pref Accessory Pkg 40459 with retail of 42469. Can anyone comment if this is good?

 

That sounds like a great deal, at about $2K off MSRP. What dealer is giving you that?

 

If a dealer offered you that deal that yes that is a great deal and I would jump on it.

I e-mailed 11 dealers all over Chicagoland telling each of them what exactly I wanted and that I am ready to buy today. I was asking $1500 off of MSRP and none of them not only would give me $1500, none of them even wanted to negotiate anything. I responded that they were willing to let a 100% guaranteed sale walk and they all responded by saying, "yes". Goes to show you that car dealers are such greedy bastages that they won't even talk about a discount of any proportion.

Honestly, if a dealer offered you the above car for 40459 please let us know which dealer that was and in what state. I would be willing to fly there and drive back (depending on how far it was).

 

I'll post the name of the dealer either after I get the car or decide to pass on it. Thanks for the quick replies.

 

Oh, I sure hope that's soon. Like ShooExpert, I'd be willing to fly anywhere for that kind of deal right now.

Won't you at least tell us the state? Please....

 

California

 

Northern or Southern?

 

just keep in mind the cars in chicago are a little bit different than the cars in california.

 

I'm sure.

Right now the SI 350 comes packaged two ways in Chicago:

1) basic premium pkg with 18's
2) loaded

That's it. I'm looking for an IS 350 with the basic premium pkg, 18's and nav (no ML) and it can't be found in the Chicago. The nav is only coming with ML and the nav/ML combo is only coming with the sport pkg or premium luxury pkg. It really bites the big one.

Does anyone know which segment of the US the NAV comes without ML?

 

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With 11 dealers around Chicago I'm sure the prices should drop real soon...

 

i got quoted 700 off msrp,,,, not too bad considering i am in so cali....... where the market is really hot...

 

Yeah with 11 dealerships here in Chicago there is just to much competition for the price not to drop slighty.

Also with the winter months coming up I think it might push potential buyers away until the springtime.

I hope this assumption holds true because I will have a hard time spending 36K for a new ISRWD now and then six months later hear that I could've bought a new IS350 decently loaded for the same price.